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The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-04-03

Water was le' into the Morris Canal yes
terday and ratio was begun and boats are
moving bot ways.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-04-03

Things ara looking blue for scalpers,
railroad drummers, freight solicitors, {. ct
hoe genus omne."
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-04-03
scaIded to Death.

NEWARK, April 2.-Wllliam Leeyser, the
boy who fell into vat of hot water yester-
day, died of his injuries to-day.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-04-03

The Erie wli soon adj to their system
the Chiesgo and Atlantic Railroad.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-04-03

What can annoy enc more than an lll-htting
shrt7 Kp2use makes them perfect 10 order in
NJ. style and material, six for 50. 1ol Montgomery
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-04-03
LOCALS FROM TRENTON.
JOINT MEETING PROSPECTS AND THE
TAC4NT JUDGESHIPS.

A Basis for joint Meeting-One 10 be
He'd-How "BOb" Davis Almost Came
Being Made a Judge-Who VIII be
APPOINTED.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-04-03

enth Assembly District-F9r Freehold
ers. Stephen D Smith, Jr., and G. Gamer
The County Executive Committee of the
United Labor Party will meet in the Ave-
nue. House this afternoon at 2 p. m.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-05-13
LONGEVITY OF THE ETHAN
ALIENS

1t is striking fact that the three sons
of Ethan Allen most noted as stock hors-
es in this State, viz; Holabird's Ethan,
belongs Ethan, and Daniel Lambert,
are all yet in vigorous life and doing stud
service at the uniform age of twenty-nine
years. The student of horse history
will search long before he will find a
parallel case. Lambert is now in daily
exercise in harness and several choice
mares have already been bred to him this
season, among them one by belongs
Ethan Allen, an extra good one owned
by Mr.. Towle of Cornwall; one by Gran
dee, son of Rysdyk's lIambletonian one
by Gen. Put, son of Rollo by Black Hawk !;
and one by Lexington Golddust, son of
Golddust. Lambert is in the best of con-
dition and seems every way as strong
and vigorous as last season. a list of
his foals got last season will soon be
published. Eleven have been already
reported.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-05-13
borse Department.
PROSPECTUS.

The increasing prosperity of the RRGlsTERls
gratifying to its owners but its circulation
isn't tenth part of what we intend ii shall
be. The REGISTER Is the highest authority in
the world on the true history and pedigree of
the American road horse. As such,it deserves
and must get the very widest circulation. Its
Horse Department is worth many times its
subscription price - valuable, instructive,
entertaining. From all over the country we
have an immense amount of original matter
coming in tor this department; and we ex-
pect to be able to give soon the history
and pedigree of the following famous hors.
hitherto unknown: Old Pilot, st. Law
renee, Columbus, dam of Royal George, North
American or Bullock Horse; Lady Surrey dam
of Henry Clay; Tom Thumb, &. s. of Green's
Bashaw; Leonidas, reputed e. s. of Biggarts
Rather, and many others.
This is cmincntly the kind of intorma.
ton that all gentlemen of intelligence desire,
and none such American can well afford to be
without this paper. II is the American gentle
mans paper tor the history OF the horse. In
all such information there is included much
local and general history. Indeed, the trac-
ing of some of these pedigrees seems very
similar to a romance, in which one sees not
only the animated bearing and noble action
OF the horse, but also the life and beauty of
the country through which he travels.
Terms, $l.50 per year. Tell your ncighbors.
Spread the circulation. We want the REGIS
TER to go upon every farm in the country,
from Maine to California ; and there aIe sew
eral il does not yet reach.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-05-13
MORRILL, BOYAND SIR CHARLES.

Editor Dunton's Spirit ofthe TuiJ:-I see
by last weeks issue that Mr.. McElroy,
of st. Clair, Mich, asks for the breeding
of Sir Charles and Morrill, Boy. He
states that Sir Charles stood in Oakland
county about Is years ago. l never
heard of such horse in this country, but
he might have been here. Morrill, Boy
was brought here from Danyille, VT, by
John NJ. Smith, of this city, in 1857 or s;
he was a black roam, about l6 hands
high, and weighed about !, 200 lbs; was
a great roadster, and left numerous
and valuable progeny of general purpose
horses in this county. He was sired by
Old Morrill, and his dams breeding is un-
known. He was also known here by the
name of Caledonia Chief. lie died ten
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-05-13
THE DISCOVERY OF THE DAM OF
ETHAN ALLEN.

1t will appear from the final discovery
of the history and pedigree of the dam of
Ethan Allen, that Mr.. Wallace was near
or than we were to the facts. 1t proved
to be one of those cases where two mares
of very similar appearance were owned
by the same party at about the same
time and in the fifty years which have
elapsed the testimony in regard to them
had become very much mixed. One of
these was a gray mare that Mr.. Rufus
Rising got somewhere about $3.50,
that was raised in Hague. The other
was a grey mare that Mr.. Rising got in
1880, which came from Vermont. We
first struck the testimony, and in such
shape that it seemed reliable, that the
mare raised in Hague was the dam of
Ethan Allen. Mr.. a. W. Thomson of
Woodstock, VT, an expert in these mat
tiers, and who looked into the matter
some dozen years earlier, visiting the To-
cality and seeing many witnesses since
deceased--arrived at the same conclusion.
Mr.. Wallace's information was, that she
was mare that came from Vermont.
triumph for Mr.. Wallace. We doff our
hat to him and recognize his skill in get
ting the best information on this subject.
Unfortunately for the high prestige that
he might otherwise have achieved, he,
and the parties who furnished him the
facts. instead of stopping with this in
formation, went to guessing at pedigree
which they knew nothing about. and
proved themselves anything but Yankees
in this line. The little gray mare, which
our friend IIoyt johnson described to
be as "handsome as log" they were 60
ing to have got by the Freeman Messen-
ger, which stood at Middlebury about
1928. Mr.. Pincheon, a blacksmith of IT,,
a tirst-class practical horseman, said that
she looked like a Morgan mare, and it
was evident to everybody of good judy
ment from her description that she did,
and not at all like the Messengers, which
do not have that popularity of being as
round and handsome as a log"
This guessing out of a Messenger pedi-
gree that had not one particle of evidence
to rest on, and which had gone into liter
allure and was fast becoming accepted as
fact, perhaps more than anything else
caused us to make persistent efforts,
which have finally brought out the truth.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-05-13
TERMS $500 TO INSURE MARE
WITH F0Al.
Crandview, 4911.

Sired by Monticello 1900; first dam Fashion,
lis, Dick Swiveller lis &c0; second dam
by liemenway Horse (sire of Hampshire Boy
which got susie I'D, son of Black Hawk )
third dam by sherman Black Hawk l42. Mon
tellO by AlmOnt; the great sire of trOtters first
dam Delmonica by Delmonico (sire of Darby
2 :l6is and sire f the dam OF Sultan "a who
has sired eleven trotters with records from
.l9l4 to 29la Mt eleven years Old, second
dam by the great four mile race horse Grey
Eagle, (sire OF the second dam OF Piedmont
2I1i4 AlmOnt by AleXander's Abdallah sire
of Goldsmith Maid > IA etc. sire OF Rysdyk's
Hambletonian. First dam Sally Anderson,
by Mambrino Chief (sire OF Lucy Thomas
2;lSa4), second dam Kate by Pilot Jr (sire of
the dams OF Maud $, record 2 :Osl4 and Jay
Eye See, , :l0).
Grandview was foaled in lsS4, dark red bav
black points, 10 hands, weighs 100 lbs, stand
ard bred, recorded in Wallace's AmeIic lean
Trotting Register, vol. q, page 100. Remarka-
BILE lines of speedy blood are combined in
Grandview. 1t has been the aim of his own
ers to try and combine, rs nearly as possible,
size, style, speed, color. with the best OF trot-
ting blood in one animal, fully believing that
to make with any degree OF certainty breed
ing the trotting horse IA successful and paving
venture to any one, that must be accomplish
ed. Grandview Is a colt of elegant appear
ance, with the best OF trotting action. He has
already shown sufficient speed to warrant his
going fast when trained. His dam is a fine
bay mare l5a4 hands and has trotted trials in
9 IS. Grandview descends on both sire's
ancestors, and in his veins flows the conming.
led blood of the trotting families which have
produced the speediest trotters with the
greatest uniformity.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-05-13
JESSE LAMBERT.

This excellent horse. whose pedigree
appears in our advertising columns, is "A
stallion of high merit, being in form, col
or and action "A very clear copy of his ia
nous sire, Daniel Lambert. Jesse Lam
bert is a natural trotter and has world
of speed though undeveloped; his breed
ing insures the highest road qualities,
with fine finish and pure gait; and with
chance for great trotting speed among
the best. His terms are so low as to be
within the reach of all. DO not breed to
a lamb when the services of thorough
ly frst-class stallion can be had for ten
dollars.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-05-13

| can, but cannot find out anything. She
was owned when four years old by man
by the name of Norton of Dover, which
is just across the bridge from this place.
| am well acquainted with Norton and
see him every day. He kept her but a
few days. He had her of a gang of horse
swappers named Wiley of Bangor. They
were swapping all the time, so they don't
know anything about her, but it was al
ways talked that she had some Drew
blood in her, and should Judge that she
had. The old mare died last fall in the
town of Carmel, Maine. don't think
there is any way to find out anything
about her pedigree. saw nice three
year-old gelding, yesterday, out of her,
sired by Gray Dan, he by Gideon, he by
Rysdyk's Hambletonan.
Yours truly,
j. VI. LITTLEFIELD.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-05-13
BRUNO,


sired by Victor Won Bismarck first dam bv
Hcmenway Horse; second dam by sherman
Black Hawk. Victor Won Bismarck by Rvs
dYks liambletonian; first dam, Hattie Wood
ny Harry Clay; second dam by Bishops Ham.
1Iletonain; thlrd dam by imported Messenger.
by Cassius NJ Clay, son OF Henry Clay; dam bv
imported Belltounder. Hemenway Horse by
Hill's Black Hawk dam by Woodbury. Nor
gan, son OF Justin Morgan. sherman Black
Hawk by Hilrs Black Hawk.
Bruno was foaled in ls74 dark red bay
stands l6is hands high, weighs Zoo lbs and is
II trotter himself, shaving repeatedly trOtted
quarters, in stud condition in 81 seconds n
IS gait. He has taken numerous premiums
tor best stallion four years old or over, also
Tor stallion with five best colts of any age.
The renowned stallion savers Harry CLAY.
sire of Victor Won Bismarck's dam, was quite
trOtter in his day. During the four wears he
Princess, Capt McGowan, Commodore Van
derbilt Ethan Allen and John Morgan His
record was 20. He is the sire of Shaw
nut, 226 and surprise, ? 20 He acquired
great renown through the produce of
his daughters, particularly Green Noun
tain Maid, dam OF five in the 30 list,
and also OF Electioneer, the phenomenal sire
OF trotters; Flora, the dam OF ST. Julien
l2llta), tnalua q .22l4 and st. Reno q :2sl, D.
His daughter, Hattie wood, brought Gazelle
2I,ts, and Jerome Eddy 2l6lsD, Idol sire
of Pickwick, 2;29is) and Victor Won Bismarck
(slre OF Kentucky Hambetonian, 3D.. Bru-
nos dam has produced four colts that have
trotted better than 40. Bruno has sired iii
teen colts that have trotted from 35 to 3 90
noted Tor their commanding size, fine style
ana action and excellent road qualities. That
there is an active demand tor his colts, at re-
munerative prices, is attested by the numer-
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-05-13
JOHNSON COUNTY MOI NOR.
CANS

Edtor Register.-As | am constant
reader of your paper, | see great deal
said about Morgan horses and in recent
issue was letter written by Cephas \.
Leach. taken from Colemans Rural
World, in which he gives description of
Pettis Co. (Mo.) Morgans. | therefore
thought it would not be out of place for
me to say that we have some pretty
straight bred Morgans in johnson county,
history of which | will give you.
About l6 years ago j. H. Jewett of
Cass Co., Mo-, brought with him from
McIIenry Co., ILL.,, brown stallion. and
traded him to Mr.. Elliott of johnson Co.
for so acres of land. bought of Elliott,
paying long price for him. This was
the first Morgan owned in johnson Co.
He was called Young Morrill,. I'd. and was
good stock horse. His colts were so
good that as they grew up they were
bought and shipped East. Believing the
Morgans the best horses for road and
general use, | bought a Morgan mare.
sired by Wards Flying Cloud. From her
| raised some good ones. have stall
lion now that will describe Color, dark
brown, no marks II 81 hands: weight.
100 lbs; six years old in September last
His name is Flying Cloud, Jr.. sired by
Dung Morrill, I'd; dam, a dark bay mare.
lG hands, weighing 1900 lbs; a great
roadster, sired by Wards Flying Cloud
by Black Hawk by Sherman by Justin
Morgan. Young Morrill,, I'd. was by
Colby's Young Morrill, of MclIenry, Ill.,,
he by Morrill, horse of Vermont by Jenni-
son by Young Bulrush by Bulrush by
Justin Morgan; dam was Nelly Gray. Il
Messenger mare that showed trials in
30 on the Chicago track - years ago
and was trained by one Gates. The dam
of Colby's Young Morrill, was by Green
Mountain I'd by Clifford by Woodbury. by
Justin Morgan.
Thus it can be seen that we have con-
centrated in Flying Cloud, Jr., the blood
of the three leading families of Morgans
and a close examination will show that
TINS morse Flying Cloud. Jr., has as much
of the highlyprized Black Hawk blood
as any of the Pettis county Morgans, be-
sides getting good sprinkle of the Mes
senger and thoroughbred. The dam of
Young Morrill,, I'd, was a Messenger; the
dam of old Morrill, was Messenger, a
granddaughter of imported Messenger;
the dam of Wards Flying Cloud was by
Magnum Bonum by imported Magnum
Bonum, thoroughbred. such breeding,
combined with grand form and style pos
sessed by but few horses and breeding
qualities that are seldom equaled, make
him horse of great value. | could say
much more in praise of the Morgans. but
having already perhaps exhausted your
patience, will close.
Yours truly,
j. y. ANDERSON.
Holden, Mo.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-05-13
AlMONT AND ALPHA

From Maine Horse. Breeders MonthlyI
From Gen. VIM. II. Withers, Fairlawn
Farm, Lexington, Ky, we have the
eleventh annual catalogue of that famous
breeding farm. OF the stations in use
we have spoken elsewhere, but of the great
Almont we would call attention to the
fact that he now has "a in the 2 80 list,
over one hundred that have beaten 3 200
twenty-one sons that have sired 2 80
trotters and thirtyfve others that have
sired winners, besides seven daughters
which have produced 2 80 trotters.
Truly in the words of Barney Treacy. a
rival breeder, 1.-The sons of Almont are
producing more speed and uniform ac-
ton than any family we have up to the
present day" We believe it,
We have learned that the BAY gelding
Alpha. record 2 20 II, at Goshen, n. Y,
Oct. 18th, 1856, is the same horse which
won the gentlemen's driving race at the
Maine State Fair of 1854, where he was
entered and driven by his owner, DR.. w
b. Swasey of Cornish, Me. He was bred
by Franklin Woodland of Winthrop, Me.
got by Whalebone Knox. dam by a son
of Black Lion, by Sherman Black Hawk
I'd dam by a son of the IIunton Horse
Sd dam by Indian Chief. He was sold tc
DR.. Dana of Portland, and by him to DR.
Swasey, and by him to y. Y. parties
Alpha is lG hands high, finely finished
and has the best of legs and feet.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-05-13
GOlDMINE.

This noble son of Aristos merits and
will undoubtedly receive generous pat
ronage. He is the only colt-stake winner
standing for service in this county. and
combines all the desirable points of size,
elegance, speed and endurance, with Il
ers came very near losing his services, as
he came very near being sold to 60 West,
which would have been decided loss to
the horse-breeding interest of this vicin-
;t,-
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-05-13

The Arab horse is seldom above four
teen hands high, and those | brought
were unusually tall. The stations of this
race are considered good for covering un-
til they are twenty-five years old; am
prove the high intrinsic value of the ami
NAL. Zilcaadi is of the breed most pre-
ferred by the Sultan.
l am very respectfully, sir, your ODE
dent servant,
CHARLES 5. RHIND.
Mr.. John II. Bostick.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-05-13

Page 1874, an article on Messenger con-
tains this: He covered in the Middle
States, and his colts are the handsomest
and finest horses for all uses of any stall
lion ever imported into this country.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-05-13

to have better witness than he in this
matter. His statement is unquestiona-
bly, true, and we believe that when it is
added to and compared with the other
evidence in the case, it will so harmonic
as to be convincing and set the question
of the identity and breeding of the dam
of Ethan Allen forever at rest.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-05-13
ANSWER.

Dear Sir II began working for Dav-
id Hill in the fall of 1850 and worked for
him until the fall of 1888. | believe it
was in October when quit working and
old Black Hawk died the same year about
two months after quit working for Mr..
Hill.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-05-13
Holden, Mo
SUNDRY LETTERS.
DEATH OF BLACK HAWK.
LETTER FROM ALBERT LAEoCQUE.

LETTER FROM ALBERT LAROCQUE.
MIDDLEBURY, VT, Jan. %, 1856.
MIR. ALBERT LAROCQUE,
Dear Sir Will you please inform me
how long it was after you left the service
of David Hill before Black Hawk died,
and what time of year Black Hawk died +;
also what year it was and what time of
year that you went to work for Mr.. Hill
and what year and what time of year
you left his service.
Yours truly,
JOSEPH BATTELL.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-05-13
THE DAM OF IRON AGE.
FoxCRoFT, May rs, 1885,

FOACKOFI, Nay q, IooO'
Editor Register Yours is at hand ask
ing for information in regard to the dam
of Iron Age. have made all the inquiry
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-05-13

miles east of this city in the summer of
1879
Yours respectfully,
JAS. HALFPENNY.
East Pontiac, Mich.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-05-13
ANOTHER OF THE ARABIANS GONE TO
THE WEST,

From American Turf Register, July, 1892
Stamboul has been sent by Mr.. Clay
to improve the stock of horses in the re-
gion where his Shorthorn and Hereford
of the West. We understand that an am
pie field has been opened for him to
transmit his Arabian qualities. Zilcaadi,
another one of the four imported at the
same time, has been sold to the Hon. Josiah
5. Johnston, and is on his way to Louisi-
ana. We have reason to hope that he will
be engraved for the Sporting Magazine.
Whatever may prove to be the result of
their cross on our stock, it is desirable
that the form and pressure of at least one
of them be preserved. Who knows but
it NAV prove to be, with posterity, an oh
iect of as eager curiosity as is now the
true figure of the Godolphin Arabian"
NEW YORK, 10th May, 1882.
Dear Sir You request me to give you
some account of the Arabian horse I'll
caadi, which you purchased at public
sale on the nth inst. This is one of the
horses sent me by Sultan Mahmoud, a
few days before left Constantinople. |
took him from thence to Smyrna, where
| embarked for this port He was pro-
nounced by the best judges both at Con-
stantinople and Smyrna to be a genuine
and very fine Arab. His color is sorrel
with four white feet-he is of the tribe
raised on the borders of Syria; was six
years old last grass.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-05-13
TERI MS.
$4,000 to

$4,000 to insure mare with foal. Mares
from II distance kept short time at reasona
BILE rates. Accidents and escapes at owners
risk.
H. f.. GAINES.
panfon VT Nav Iou-ln
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-05-13
DAM OE ETHAN ALLEN

BY RED ROelN, SON OF WOODBURY. NOR
GAN; G. D. THE BEMlS MARE; G. G. D. A
CHESTNUT MARE BROUGHT FROM TuN-
BRIDGE TO CHESTER, VT, SAID TO BE
BY JUSTIN MORGAN
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-05-13
TERMS, $40 BY The SEASON,

viii make the season of lss7 at my stable i,
WCst COrnMnll. VI.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-09-28
Mrs Hancock Was Not for Sale.

Harper's Weekly.-Mrs. Hancock
says that once when the General felt
called upon to entertain half a dozen
Sioux chieftains she helped him in his
task by playing the piano for them.
The music evidently had power to
please, if not to ''soothe the savage =
for Immediately negotiations COM
menced through an interpreter to pur-
chase the "big Captains" squaw,
along with the. music table, Beads,
robes and blankets were first offered
for the exchange. When the ssbig Cap
tam" rejected these, supposlng tie
inducements were not sufficient, they
added ponies to an increased number
OF robes aud trinkets of all kinds.
Their Indignation and dissatisfaction
were apparent, and quickly made evi.
dent by their leaving the house in In.
dian file. without a glance here OF
there, seeming deafto the interpreters
appeals to return.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-09-28
A Lucky Cashier.

Kingman, one of the cashiers dow,.
at the First National, says the Chica-
go Herald, is a favorite with the Chi
nese OF the city. It was g. long while
before the gentle but suspicious sons
OF the Flowery Kingdom would put
my trust in anybody around at the
bank. They even put Kingman
through his PAGES for about a month
before they gave him their confidence.
A Chlnaman would call in the morn
ing and ask him the price of exchange
on China. Getting the figures, the
almond eyed fellow would put them
down and leave. I'm the afternoon
another would come in. ask the same
question, put the figures down in his
own hieroglyphics and depart. After
making these sort Of inquiries twice a
day for few weeks and comparing
the two figures obtained each day the
heather community was finally salts
fed. Klnsman, they saw, gave the
same price on the same day to whom.
ever came along. He didn't make
a different figure for every poor
wearer OF a cue who asked the
question. This settled, Kingman cot
so much celestial business that there
have been at times as many as fifty
Cinnamon on the banks. books at a
time. About a year ago one OF these
depositors came in, and telling the
cashier that he was going back 10
Canton. asked in the good American
fashion for Kingman's photograph.
Expecting that it would settle the
matter the banker replied that he
would exchange pictures. At once the
Chinaman said he'd do that with
pleasure. and produced a likeness by
Sarony in the very highest style OF
that artists work Then Kingman
had to accede. That was year ago.
Recently Chinaman, decked out in
silks, walked into the First National
Bank with a bundle under his arm.
When he reached Kingman's desk he
showed his teeth pleasantly and drew
up the corners of his eyes after his ma
tive manner. The cashier took the
proffered parcel and opened it. Tt
was a splendid likeness, done in oil,
at Canton, from the photograph do
mated the year before. The China
man had gotten back after a years
absence, and had made haste to pre-
sent himself with his little testimonial
for the Mclean bank man who did
not make but one price for exchange
to a Chlnaman on the same day.